5-Letter Words Containing IR
Looking for five-letter words that contain IR? This page lists all 169 of them, from AFIRE to ZIRAM. The most common are FIRST, THIRD and CHAIR.
QUIRK scores the most in Scrabble, at 18 points. More of them start with S than any other letter (24 words). For Wordle, FIRES is a strong guess here because it tests five different letters.
- Words
- 169
- Top score
- QUIRK · 18
- Groups
- 21
Common 5-letter words containing IR and their meanings
- first8 pts
- adjective: preceding all others in time or space or degree
- third9 pts
- adjective: coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position
- chair10 pts
- noun: a seat for one person, with a support for the back
- shirt8 pts
- noun: a garment worn on the upper half of the body
- dirty9 pts
- adjective: soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
- whirl11 pts
- verb: turn in a twisting or spinning motion
- birth10 pts
- noun: the time when something begins (especially life)
- skirt9 pts
- noun: cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
- tired6 pts
- adjective: depleted of strength or energy
- irony8 pts
- noun: witty language used to convey insults or scorn
- swirl8 pts
- verb: turn in a twisting or spinning motion
- weird9 pts
- adjective: suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
Definitions from WordNet®, Princeton University.
All 169 5-letter words containing IR
Numbers show Scrabble points.
Starting with A 8
- afire8
- aired6
- airer5
- airns5
- airth8
- airts5
- amirs7
- astir5
Starting with B 9
- bairn7
- birch12
- birds8
- birks11
- birle7
- birls7
- birrs7
- birse7
- birth10
Starting with C 13
- caird8
- cairn7
- chair10
- chirk14
- chirm12
- chiro10
- chirp12
- chirr10
- choir10
- circa9
- cires7
- cirri7
- coirs7
Starting with D 8
- dairy9
- deair6
- direr6
- dirge7
- dirks10
- dirls6
- dirts6
- dirty9
Starting with E 2
- emirs7
- eyrir8
Starting with F 14
- fairs8
- fairy11
- fakir12
- faqir17
- fired9
- firer8
- fires8
- firms10
- firns8
- firry11
- first8
- firth11
- flair8
- flirt8
Starting with G 11
- girds7
- girls6
- girly9
- girns6
- giron6
- giros6
- girsh9
- girth9
- girts6
- glair6
- guiro6
Starting with H 6
- hairs8
- hairy11
- heirs8
- hired9
- hirer8
- hires8
Starting with I 9
- irade6
- irate5
- irids6
- iring6
- irked10
- iroko9
- irone5
- irons5
- irony8
Starting with K 5
- kafir12
- kefir12
- keirs9
- kirks13
- kirns9
Starting with L 4
- laird6
- lairs5
- liras5
- lirot5
Starting with M 11
- mairs7
- mbira9
- mired8
- mires7
- mirex14
- mirks11
- mirky14
- mirth10
- mirza16
- moira7
- moire7
Starting with N 3
- nadir6
- naira5
- noirs5
Starting with P 3
- pairs7
- pirns7
- pirog8
Starting with Q 3
- quire14
- quirk18
- quirt14
Starting with S 24
- sabir7
- shire8
- shirk12
- shirr8
- shirt8
- sired6
- siree5
- siren5
- sires5
- sirra5
- sirup7
- skirl9
- skirr9
- skirt9
- smirk11
- speir7
- spire7
- spirt7
- spiry10
- stair5
- stirk9
- stirp7
- stirs5
- swirl8
Starting with T 10
- tapir7
- their8
- third9
- thirl8
- tired6
- tires5
- tirls5
- tiros5
- twirl8
- twirp10
Starting with V 10
- vairs8
- viral8
- vireo8
- vires8
- virga9
- virid9
- virls8
- virtu8
- virus8
- vizir17
Starting with W 10
- wairs8
- weird9
- weirs8
- whirl11
- whirr11
- whirs11
- wired9
- wirer8
- wires8
- wirra8
Starting with Y 4
- yaird9
- yirds9
- yirrs8
- yirth11
Starting with Z 2
- zaire14
- ziram16
Frequently asked questions
How many 5-letter words containing IR are there?
There are 169 five-letter words that contain IR in the ENABLE word list, which is widely used for word games.
What is the highest-scoring 5-letter word containing IR in Scrabble?
QUIRK is for the highest score at 18 points, before any board bonuses.
What are some common 5-letter words containing IR?
Common examples include FIRST, THIRD, CHAIR, SHIRT, DIRTY and WHIRL.
Which 5-letter words containing IR end in R?
27 of them end in R, including CHAIR, FLAIR, CHOIR and NADIR.
Can I use these words in Wordle?
Many of them are accepted as Wordle guesses, but Wordle answers are usually common words like FIRST, THIRD and CHAIR. Use our Wordle Helper to filter by your green, yellow and gray letters.